Wall E Meets a Dead End

The animation from Wall-E  from Walt Disney was a bit of a sensation in 2008. But unfortunately, the 103 minute film did not satisfy the viewers much. Maybe the expectation of the audience was too high, or the over confidence of the team did the damage. The sci-fi label is least suitable for this movie. The only consolation is that in 2008 when this film was released, the animation software was in its infancy.

The abandoned earth full of debris did not invoke the feeling it was supposed to create; to make believe that human race had to migrate out of this land just because of the condition created.

The waste collecting robot’s movements are a bit unwieldy, and astronaut like. The Disney team could have created a far more intelligent looking scavenger robot for this job. The screenplay by the director Andrew Stanton also did not help much in the make believe situation. The synchronization of animation with movement and conversation is pathetically inadequate.

In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of humankind. The clean-up mission by the Buy N Large Corporation through Wall-E, looks like a ‘mission unaccomplished.’

As if the movie would not be a  box office hit if there is no love angle, the team created EVE, the female beauty. But the audience expected a more human robot than the fictitious looking character. The cumulative quality animation, writing, music, sound- is much below average for a Disney movie as well as those hits like “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2”.

The EVE falling in love with Wall-E is much short of dramatic moments. However, the dust storm and rescue of Eve did show some genius animation. Also, the arrival of the rescue ship was good. Except for the eco-friendly message the movie carried, this mediocre movie lacks the typical Disney touch.

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